Softball Recap: Highland Comes Up Short

After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Highland was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell 5-1 to the Illiana Christian Vikings. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.

Highland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Niemann, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Illiana Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will head out to challenge Griffith at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Illiana Christian, they will venture away from home to square off against Andrean at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.